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Worlds Largest On-grid Photovoltaic

Faade System

PROJECT OVERVIEW

Location: Wuxi, China

Completed: December 2008

Owners: Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd.

Architect: Wieser, Austria

Construction area: 18,000m2

Solar Faade Installer: Suntech EnergyEngineering Co., Ltd.

Installed power output: 710kW ( aade) + 300

kW( roo) = 1.01MW

PV Faade size: 6,900m2

Panel size:2.2m x 1.12m (aade) ,1.482m x 0.992m(roo)

Number of panels: 2,574pcs(aade), 1800pcs(roo)

Product:Suntech Light ThruTM Solar Glazing PanelEnergy Saved:730,000kWh +290,000kWh=1,020,000 kWh annually

1MW On-grid Photovoltaic Faade System

The 18,000 square meter Suntech Green Energy HQ Building

incorporates the worlds largest on-grid photovoltaic Faade

system, with over 2,570 semi-transparent Light ThruTM

solar panels and an annual power output o 730,000

kilowatt hours.

Suntechs Light ThruTM Solar Glazing Product Chosen for

Its Environmental and Aesthetic Strengths

Suntech chose Light ThruTM or its ability to generate clean

power and contribute to the elegant design aesthetic they

envisioned or their ofce building. Light Thru panels orm

the impressive aade, covering over 6,900 square meters and

orming the cornerstone o Suntechs overall design strategy

or an environmentally responsible headquarters.

BENEFITS

1,020,000 kilowatt hours saved annually

Reduction o Suntech Headquarters carbonootprint by 29,000 tons o carbon dioxide over a

25-year period

Installation demonstrates to the community how

solar energy can be integrated into daily lie

Reduction o 9,180 tons o standard coal over a

25-year period

Supplies 80% o total power demand or thewhole building in combination with other

energy-saving technologies

We believe that building integrated solar sys-

tems are the way orward or environmentally

riendly architecture and our new headquarters

is an excellent demonstration o how solar can

be seamlessly incorporated into modern and

attractive buildings.

Suntechs Chairman and CEO

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Suntech Uses Installation to Deliver Clean,

Dependable and Efficient energy and Educate the

Public on Solar Energy

The Suntech Green Energy HQ Building advances the spread

o green energy and simultaneously educates the local

community about ecological responsibility, energy saving,

and sustainable development. In addition, it has enabled the

public to gain a deeper understanding o Suntechs mission.

Suntech was ounded on a passion or solar energy

and its power to transorm the way we live. Our

dreams or tomorrow are BIG and our company has

grown exponentially to realize our aspirations or a

greener tomorrow.

Today we stand on the cusp o a revolution that

will change the way the world generates electricity,

and at Suntech we are working hard to introduce

tomorrows technology to the world today!

This is Suntech. We believe in the power o solar

energy. It is what we do. It is all that we do!